Hickel Dead as a Mackerel

One of the few who knew, then he was fired, now he has gone…

“I believe this administration finds itself today embracing a philosophy which appears to lack appropriate concern for the attitude of a great mass of Americans — our young people,”

Nixon’s interior secretary in his letter to Richard Nixon.

The Polo Shirt Poll

It’s worth noting that, among American investors & CEO’s polled, “Atlas Shrugged” ranks as their most influential book, next to the Bible.

note the careful ” among … polled” hedge. Were those the ones browsing the Ayn Rand bookstore, culled from ARI donor dinners?

The Question Always Asked

Is Photography Over

is photography art// what is photography// what are you photographing// rhetorical rebels or only more baboons at their typewriters.

A certain hit, at least for photographers, or any art group, is to hold a hearing (aka Panel discussion) on a topic suggesting that the Medium // field // whatsit// is over. Kaput, verblunget, endangered, ended … no longer vital to life.

If you need a panel to answer, the answer is obvious.— r. laughlin